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Moroccan Chicken Soup

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Quick Facts

Servings: 6

A blend of the exotic smells and flavors of Moroccan cuisine. Serve with pita or flat bread.

Ingredients

510g boned and skinned chicken breasts, 3 breast halves cut into 1-inch 2.5cm pieces
1 Tbs olive oil, (15mL)
270g onion, chopped
4g cumin
4g ginger
1g paprika
1g cayenne pepper
1g black pepper
1L chicken broth
420g zucchini, sliced into half moon shapes
100g couscous, uncooked
230g garbanzo beans, canned, one 16-ounce can, rinsed and drained
5g Cilantro, chopped

Directions

In a large Dutch oven or soup pot, sauté chicken pieces in oil over medium heat until pinkness is gone and chicken is opaque.
Add onion to chicken, sauté for 1- 2 minutes.
Add cumin, ginger, paprika, cayenne and pepper to chicken.
Pour in broth, cover and bring to a boil for one minute. Add zucchini, couscous and garbanzo beans to pot, cover and simmer for 5 minutes.
Add fresh cilantro to soup.
Remove from heat and let sit for 5 minutes before serving.

Nutrition Facts

Calories 293

Calories from Fat 60 (20%)

(10%)Total Fat 7g

(6%)Saturated Fat 1g

Poly-Unsaturated Fat 1g

Mono-Unsaturated Fat 3g

(18%)Cholesterol 54mg

(37%)Sodium 895mg

(24%)Potassium 844mg

Total Carbohydrate 30g

(18%)Dietary Fibre 4g

Sugars 3g

Sugar Alcohols 0g

(55%)Protein 28g

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

Nutrition facts are calculated by a food expert using nutritional values provided by the USDA for common products used as recipe ingredients. Actual nutritional values may differ depending on the amounts or products used and can be affected by cooking methods.

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